Miguel’s Pills

Miguel’s Pills

Miguel’s Pills I spent probably 1/5 of my life with the instrument on my shoulders, the electric bass clearly. It is not always pleasant to spend 2 to 3 to 4 hours a day with that back-breaking thing, and in fact I began to suffer from back pain as a boy, either...
WHICH PICKUPS TO CHOOSE?

WHICH PICKUPS TO CHOOSE?

On our journey to find the perfect instrument we will come across the arduous choice of the best magnets for our electric bass. Every bass player has his or her own musical tastes, style, and setting on the instrument. As a result, he will be more likely to choose one...
LET’S TALK ABOUT LIGHTNESS AND BALANCE

LET’S TALK ABOUT LIGHTNESS AND BALANCE

For as long as I have been in the Electric Bass world, the topic of lightness and/or balance has always been there. A few years ago I thought a lighter instrument might be helpful during long evenings on stage. I was wrong. I had had some luthiers build a pair of...
let’s talk about wood: the wenge

let’s talk about wood: the wenge

The connection between this marvelous wood and the Electric Bass was born in the early 1980s when, a very young Hans Peter Wilfer, patron of the Warwick house, decided to use it in the construction of the neck of his first electric bass, the Nobby Meidel, blatantly...